Free NBA Picks Today: Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves 2/26/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves 2/26/23
Sun 26th February 2023

The Minnesota Timberwolves (31-31, 11-17 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they are on the road to face the Golden State Warriors (30-30, 23-7 Home) on Sunday. Minnesota dropped their last game against the Charlotte Hornets 121-113 at Target Center on Friday.

Anthony Edwards was a top performer in the loss with 29 points and eight rebounds. The Timberwolves are eighth in the Western Conference. Golden State triumphed on Friday at Chase Center, beating the Houston Rockets 116-101.

Klay Thompson had 42 points and seven rebounds, leading the team. The Warriors are ninth in the Western Conference. This is the last meeting of the season between the teams. Minnesota and Golden State have split their two matchups this season.

The Timberwolves triumphed in the most recent meeting, beating the Warriors 119-114 in overtime at Target Center on February 1. D’Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 29 points, while Naz Reid was a key contributor with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and four assists. Stephen Curry had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.

The T’Wolves have been led this season by Edwards, who is averaging 25.0 points per game. Meanwhile, Rudy Gobert is grabbing 11.6 rebounds per game, fourth-most in the NBA, and Russell is dishing 6.2 assists. Thompson (21.9 ppg) and Jordan Poole (20.8) have supplied much of the Warriors’ offense.

Kevon Looney is collecting 9.0 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is recording 6.7 assists. The Warriors rank as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, second-best with 118.5 points per game. The Timberwolves have not yet found any success at Chase Center, winless in five games.

Minnesota is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -2.2 (118.3-120.5). Golden State has also a 4-6 record over the last 10, scoring 120.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 119.9 (+0.3 margin).

TIMBERWOLVES HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kyle Anderson: 22.8 | 17.4 | +5.4
Assists per game:
Mike Conley: 5.3 | 7.5 | -2.2

WARRIORS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Kevon Looney: 13.6 | 9.0 | +4.6

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

GS Warriors (-160)

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